The North Branch Vikings got by the host Princeton Tigers softball squad by a count of 4-3 in Tuesday's league challenge.

Next, the Vikings meet the Monticello Magic (Monticello, MN) in a Mississippi 8 challenge, on Thursday, April 24. North Branch will attempt to upgrade on its 2-5 season record. The Magic go into the challenge with a 1-5 record after their 7-5 league loss to St. Francis (St. Francis, MN).

The Tigers (3-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Becker (Becker, MN). The Bulldogs go into the Mississippi 8 challenge with a 4-2 record. In their last challenge, Becker was nudged by Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge, MN), 5-1, in a league challenge.